choice; selection; option
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to flare up; to burst into flames
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
countermeasures to the falling birthrate
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
enactment; establishment; creation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope